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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 quater

…nts or judgments, or to provide information where the request relates to claims that have been outstanding for more than five years. This time limit does not apply when an initial request has been mad…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Joint oil storage organisation

Article 1655 quater

…for the conservation of the stock of petroleum products provided for in articles L. 642-2, L. 642-4 and L. 651-1 of the Energy Code and whose articles of association are approved by decree, is exempt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 quater

…a view to the buyout.This scheme is granted upon approval by the Minister for the Economy, Finance and the Budget upon application made prior to 15 April 1987.II. - The benefit of the provisions of I…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209 quater

1. Capital gains subject to tax at the reduced rate provided for in a of I of article 219, reduced by the amount of this tax, are transferred to a special reserve. The entry to this special reserve ce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 quater

…ers of one of the organisations referred to in the aforementioned article, which is itself a member and insofar as they derive from transactions carried out with them.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Obligations of legal persons

Article 223 quater

Companies and legal entities liable for corporation tax under Article 206, with the exception of those designated in Article 5 of the aforementioned article, which, directly or indirectly, in particul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 quater

I.-An annual tax on office premises, commercial premises, storage premises and parking areas is levied within the territorial limits of the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Alpes-Maritimes departments.II.-.T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quater

…seasonal agricultural employees under the conditions provided for by article L. 716-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as accommodation for apprentices, whose status is governed by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 quater

…ompany following the death may be distributed in equal shares over the year in which it is realised and over the following four years. In this case, the company staggers, in equal shares over the same…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 quater

…or the divorce decree, whether or not it results from a joint application, has become res judicata and the annuities paid pursuant to the articles 276,278 or 279-1 of the same code, the annuity provi…

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